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Until the end of June, the continuation of reincarnation, and therefore the future of Tibetan Buddhism, was in question.
Legal action against senior monks in Thailand raises questions about the future of Thai Buddhism, with calls for reform and ...
Thai police arrested a woman accused of bedding at least 11 monks in violation of their vows of celibacy, before blackmailing them with secretly taken photos.
The Young Buddhist Initiative describes itself as bringing Buddhist traditions into the modern world in a way that it hopes ...
But Mahayana Buddhism has become more popular by developing a social orientation. Adherents should strive to have the ...
Philosophy professor Evan Thompson, who defines himself as “a good friend to Buddhism,” is also a critic of “ Buddhist ...
Following a wave of monk scandals, Paetongtarn Shinawatra pledges bold reforms to restore Buddhism’s damaged public image.
At least nine abbots and senior monks involved in the scandal have been disrobed and cast out of the monkhood, police said.
Dr. Justice Chandradasa Nanayakkara, who makes valuable contributions to Buddhist literature in these columns, has written ...
Women should be prosecuted for having sex with monks, Thai politicians have proposed, amid a nationwide scandal over an ...
Police in Thailand have arrested a woman who allegedly enticed a string of Buddhist monks into sexual relationships and then ...